Background Postoperative delirium is associated with adverse outcome. The aim of this
study was to find a valid and easy-to-use tool to screen for postoperative delirium on the …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence, psychiatric and behavior symptoms, differing
symptom profiles, and diurnal variations of delirium in older patients. DESIGN: A descriptive …

The number of elderly patients presenting for anaesthesia and surgery has increased
exponentially in recent years. Regional anaesthesia is frequently used in elderly patients …

With aging, the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, and brain lose mass. While not inherently
impaired, the reserve capacity of the older individual to compensate for stress, metabolic …

We investigated risk factors for delirium in 100 patients who underwent liver resection for
hepatocellular carcinoma. Postoperative delirium developed in 17 (17%). Univariate …

Delirium is a complex syndrome with a multifactorial aetiology and is characterized by
marked disturbances of consciousness, attention, memory, perception, thought, sleep-wake …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Postoperative delirium is a great concern in the treatment of hip
fracture. However, there have been no reports regarding the postoperative delirium in spine …

In this prospective cohort of 71 elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery, each subject
was interviewed before and after surgery to detect incident delirium using the Confusion …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Data regarding the incidence and risk factors for postoperative
delirium (PD) after gastrointestinal surgery are heterogeneous because they include both …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the benefits and risks of using midazolam for sedation during
upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures in older persons. DESIGN: Randomized …